Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 150: Heading to the Execution Ground

When Hua Rong rushed to the General Office of Internal Affairs, she found that Ji Anni and Die'er were indeed stopped outside.

The guards were quite polite to Ji Anni. They didn't yell at her, but instead reluctantly advised her to go back quickly.

In fact, these guards had no idea what had happened. They only vaguely heard that at the early hour of the morning, the chief steward personally came out to bring the imperial teacher into the mansion, and summoned the Ministry of Justice and Sima Temple overnight to hold a joint trial at the Criminal Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

I heard that the Queen Mother and the Prime Minister were also present, and there was a lot of fuss. I don't know what happened.

Ji Anni hurriedly asked the guards to go to the Criminal Court to get more information, but they said that the trial had just ended about half an hour ago and there was no one in the Criminal Court. As for where everyone had gone, what case was being tried, and what the result was, the guards had no idea.

It seems that the royal family attaches great importance to this case, and even the three great leaders, the Queen Mother, the Prime Minister, and the Chief of Internal Affairs, have gathered together. But at the same time, the news of this case is also blocked very strictly, and even the guards who are on guard outside the Internal Affairs Office all night do not know the details.

Facing the fog, Ji Anni became more and more worried about Yun Zhen's situation. She remembered that Yun Zhen had just told her that he wanted to take Guibao Concubine away from the palace. Could it be that Yun Zhen's trial was related to this matter? So was Guibao Concubine also implicated?

Thinking of this, Ji Anni excitedly grabbed the guard and asked, "Where is Concubine Baogui? How is Concubine Baogui?"

The guard was stunned after hearing this, feeling somewhat puzzled, and asked in confusion: "What happened to Lady Bao?"

"Hasn't Empress Bao been brought to the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

The guard shook his head and said, "I don't know, it seems not. Why was Lady Bao brought here?"

"No, nothing..." Ji Anni lowered her head, feeling a little relieved. It seemed that the focus of this matter was only on Yun Zhen, and Empress Bao was safe for the time being. But if Yun Zhen's trial was really related to his plan to leave the palace, Empress Bao would surely be involved sooner or later.

At this moment, the guard suddenly remembered something and interrupted abruptly, "By the way, it seems that Lady Bao's maid has been here."

"Maid?"

"Yes." The guard nodded, "It seems... it's a maid named Xiaoyao."

"Xiaoyao...Xiaoyao, what are you doing here?"

"I don't know. Anyway, she entered the lobby of the Criminal Court, so she should have something to do with the case." The guard speculated.

"How could this happen... How could this happen..." At this time, Ji Anni was almost certain that the case that the Criminal Department was trying this morning was the case of Yun Zhen and Baogui Fei's plan to leave the palace.

Hua Rong came forward, held Ji Anni's arm, and whispered in her ear: "My lady, you won't get any results by asking, why don't I take you to see someone who may know some details."

Ji Anni just wanted to know what happened, and didn't care about anything else. After hearing Hua Rong's words, she seemed to have grasped the last glimmer of hope, and said anxiously: "Okay, take me there quickly."

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The eunuch who was familiar with Hua Rong was named "Chang", probably in his fifties, kind-looking, and easy to talk to. Compared with other eunuchs in the palace, his back was much straighter, and he didn't sound particularly flattering when he spoke. He must be someone with some status in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but I don't know what position he held.

Hua Rong did not give a detailed introduction. She just asked hello perfunctorily and then went straight to the point.

"Eunuch Chang, where is the Imperial Master?"

Eunuch Chang must have known that Hua Rong had brought Ji Anni to see him for this matter, so he told him everything he knew without asking any more questions: "To be honest, young lady, the case was closed an hour ago."

Eunuch Chang had received a lot of care from Xi Jinde in the past, so he still respectfully called Huarong "Miss".

Ji Anni asked hurriedly: "What's the result?"

Eunuch Chang shook his head and sighed softly.

Hua Rong said, "Eunuch Chang, if you have something to say, just say it directly. We can bear it."

"Eunuch Chang, Yun Zhen... Yun Zhen, was he kicked out of the palace?" Ji Annie subconsciously grabbed Eunuch Chang's hand and asked.

Eunuch Chang said, "My Lady, it would be better if you were just kicked out of the palace... In the palace, adultery is a serious crime."

"Adultery?" Ji Anni was shocked by the accusation and shouted, "This is impossible! This must be a false accusation. Yun Zhen and Bao Niangniang are innocent! He just wanted to take Bao Guifei out of the palace, and he hasn't even left yet. Is this a serious crime? Why do you accuse him of such a serious crime? "

Seeing Ji Anni was a little excited, Eunuch Chang supported her and said, "Madam, the Imperial Master has admitted it himself, so don't be stubborn."

"He admitted it himself? How is that possible..."

"In fact, Empress Bao is also involved in this matter. In the early morning, they wanted to interrogate Concubine Baogui, but the Imperial Master admitted that he had used violence to force Empress Bao, and Concubine Baogui had nothing to do with it. He took all the blame. In addition, Empress Bao was pregnant, and the Queen Mother, the Prime Minister, and the General Manager were probably afraid that she would have a miscarriage, so they didn't alarm Concubine Baogui. I'm afraid Concubine Baogui still doesn't know about this... I don't know how long it can be kept secret..."

"How is this possible?" Ji Anni couldn't believe it. "Where is the evidence? Both human and physical evidence are necessary."

Eunuch Chang said, "Your Majesty, the witness is Xiaoyao, a maid in Concubine Baogui's palace, and the physical evidence is a letter from Concubine Baogui to the Imperial Master. The evidence is irrefutable, Your Majesty, please do not argue."

"Xiaoyao..." Ji Anni finally understood why the guards outside the door said they saw Xiaoyao. It turned out that Xiaoyao entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs as a witness. Ji Anni suddenly remembered something and asked excitedly, "Where is the emperor? Where is the emperor?"

Why do we only hear the Queen Mother, the Prime Minister, and the General Manager, but no one mentions the Emperor?

Eunuch Chang said, "The emperor is very busy with official duties, and the queen mother does not want to disturb his sleep, so the early morning interrogation was presided over by only the queen mother, the prime minister, and the chief steward. I'm afraid the emperor doesn't know about this yet."

"The emperor doesn't know yet?" Ji Anni couldn't help but sneer, and said fiercely, "The queen mother is not afraid of disturbing the emperor's sleep, but she is determined to kill first and report later, and cover up the sky with one hand! What is the double court trial? Which one of the prime minister and the general manager is not their An family's people?"

"Your Majesty! Don't talk nonsense." Eunuch Chang's face changed and became serious.

"Hmph, since she has the guts to do it, she shouldn't be afraid of what others say." Ji Anni was furious.

But compared to cursing the Queen Mother for abusing her power, it is more important to find out Yun Zhen's whereabouts.

Ji Anni asked again: "Eunuch Chang, where is Yun Zhen? Where did they take Yun Zhen?"

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Preceptor has been taken out of the palace." Eunuch Chang said in a roundabout way.

"I know he was taken out of the palace. Where was he taken to?" Ji Anni was so anxious that she wanted to bite someone.

"This..." Eunuch Chang was a little embarrassed, "It seems to be near the Royal Forest Garden."

"Is that the hunting ground?" Ji Anni and Princess Tianning had been there once. "Why did they bring Yun Zhen to the hunting ground?"

Eunuch Chang said, "The Queen Mother didn't want to see blood in the palace, so she chose a remote place to carry out the execution."

"What did you say?" Blood, execution... Only then did Ji Anni realize how terrible the situation was.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Master has been sentenced to death by beheading, and the execution will be carried out soon."

"Oh my god... what did you say? They want to kill Yun Zhen? Did I hear it right?"

Eunuch Chang's serious look told Ji Anni that this was not a joke.

"What time is it now... What time is it now..." Ji Anni grabbed Chang Gonggong, Hua Rong, and Die Er like crazy. Before they could give an answer, she turned around and rushed towards the direction of the hunting ground in her memory.

This must be a nightmare. If it is a dream, why don't you wake up?

Ji Anni rushed straight into the Imperial Horse Courtyard, dragged a horse out of the stable at random, and without even taking the time to put on the saddle, she hugged the horse's neck tightly and jumped on it.

The horse neighed loudly, raised all four hooves and ran forward.

Ji Anni couldn't control it at all and could only hold on to the horse's neck tightly, trying hard to prevent herself from falling.

Ma'er, Ma'er, do you know how worried I am? I beg you... please... please take me to see Yun Zhen...